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City Pharmacy Ltd (CPL) Group
The first in a series of Business Advantage PNG online business briefings tackled the issue of managing your business during the COVID-19 crisis. Mahesh Patel, CEO of CPL Group, and Wayne Osterberg, KPMG PNG’s Director Advisory Services, looked at the critical issues during Papua New Guinea’s state of emergency.
The Ok Tedi Development Foundation gets a new boss, CPL Group welcomes a Trainee Marketing Manager and Pacific Tourism Organisation gets an interim Chairman.
Demand is up, foot traffic is down and trading is restricted but Papua New Guinea’s retailers are finding a way through the country’s current lockdown – and some positive changes are here to stay, reports Paul Chai.
Rising, quite literally, from the ashes of a devastating fire in 2017, retailer CPL Group is back in the black. However, CEO Mahesh Patel tells Business Advantage PNG that rogue retailers and slow government spending have presented challenges to the retailer’s phoenix story.
Oil Search appoints Managing Director, City Pharmacy Limited Group announces a new Chief Operations Officer, and MSME Council gets new team of directors.
The Central Provincial Health Authority announces its first Chairman and Puma Energy Ltd has a new Country General Manager.
Changes to the Oil and Gas Act, Prime Minister James Marape has announced that he wants to get the Wafi-Golpu gold mine ‘operational at the soonest’, and opposition leader Patrick Pruaitch has presented a case to challenge Marape’s election as prime minister. Your weekly digest of business news.
City Pharmacy Limited names new National General Manager and MiBank announces an addition to the MiBank Board.
New Chairman of the Board at the Mineral Resources Authority, Capital Insurance Group welcomes two Independent Board Directors, City Pharmacy Limited announces Board Chairman, new US Ambassador to Papua New Guinea and Vice Chancellor appointed at Unitech.